Grants Office

Private Funding Information

• Cal Poly Non-Government Funding Opportunities listed by subject
• Council on Foundations The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association of grant making foundations and corporations. Members of the Council hold over $100 billion in assets.
• Foundations support by subject matter (Cal Poly, SLO)
• Foundation Center provides information regarding private grant makers
• EASI Equal Access to Software Information has information related to disability issues on campus including funding sources.
• Non-Profit Resources Catalog
• Non-Profit Pathfinder - resources on philanthropy
• The Grantsmanship Center
• Funding Sources for K-12 Math/Science
• Philanthropy Journal On-Line
• Yahoo Grants Directory

• Adobe Philanthropy supports non-profit health and human service organizations which: service disadvantaged youth, as well as the arts, environmental organizations, educational programs and animal rights.
• Aetna Foundation
• Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation
• J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation
• Paul Allen Foundation supports research and development of technologies and instructional strategies for computer-mediated instruction and distributed learning
• Apple Computers Education Grants.
• AT&T Foundation Gives grants to "innovative programs that focus on helping people achieve self-sufficiency and lead productive lives". Focus falls on four program areas: education, arts & culture, health & human services, and international aid.

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• Bank of America Foundation
• Ben and Jerry's Foundation will fund grants to not-for-profit organizations interested in social change in the following areas: children and families, disenfranchised groups, the environment.
• Bristol Myers Squibb Company
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund

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• Canon Foundation
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Cisco Foundation
• Clorox Foundation
• Commonwealth Fund
• Conservation Technology Support Program - awards equipment and software to build GIS capacity
• Corp Tech
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Nathan Cummings Foundation supports arts education, environmental issues and other issues

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• DaimlerChrysler Corporation
• Charles Dana Foundation
• Davidson Foundation - a Nevada foundation for "exceptionally gifted children".
• Dell Foundation
• Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
• Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation - funding largely in New Jersey
• Dr. Phil Foundation
• Dreyers Ice Cream

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• ebay Foundation
• Energy Foundation
• Ernst and Young Foundation
• Eurasia Foundation
• Exxon Education Foundation

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• Fannie Mae Foundation provides funding for community projects.
• Farmers Insurance
• Field Research Grants
• Fieldstone
• FMC Foundation
• Ford Foundation
• Foundation for Exceptional Children Mini-Grants
• Freddie Mac Foundation
• Frey Foundation
• Future of Children

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• Gaia Trust
• Gap Foundation
• General Electric Fund supports pre college and higher education as well as arts and public policy.
• General Mills
• General Motors Corporate Giving
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• Getty  Foundation
• Glenn Foundation
• Global Fund For Women
• Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
• Guggenheim Foundation
• Gunk Foundation At the present, the Foundation is concentrating on supporting two types of projects--public arts projects (funded through The Gunk Foundation) and scholarly/artistic publications (through Critical Press, the publishing arm of the Foundation.)

• H & R Block
• Hitachi Foundation
• Hoovers
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute makes grants for science and medical education.

• IBM This site includes information on grants available and equipment donation.
• Intel Corporation focuses outreach and giving programs in the following areas: education, learning, and technology literacy programs. Intel supports schools--with special emphasis on math, science, and engineering education. Intel is also interested of the promotion of females and underrepresented minorities in math, science and engineering careers.
• Irex Information (Travel funds to Central and Eastern Europe)
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• Japan Foundation
• W. Alton Jones Foundation
• Joyce Foundation
• JP Morgan Co.

• Kaiser Family Foundation
• W.M. Keck Foundation
• W.K Kellogg Foundation
• Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation is interested in projects addressing mental retardation.
• Charles Kettering Foundation

• Law School Admissions Council
• Levi Strauss
• Lindbergh, Charles A. and Anne Morrow Foundation
• Edward Lowe Foundation The Foundation develops programs and services to foster the entrepreneurial spirit.
• George Lucas Educational Foundation The George Lucas Educational Foundation's current projects include documenting effective educational practice and technology integration.
• Lucent Technologies
• John D & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

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• McDonald's Foundation
• McGraw Hill
• A.L. Mailman Family Foundation The A. L. Mailman Family Foundation focuses on children and families, with a special emphasis on early childhood. The Foundation's current program is focused in the following areas: early care and education, family support, and moral education and social responsibility.
• Markle foundation supports communication research.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities provides funding for projects benefiting children in the areas of health, education, arts and social services.
• James S. McDonnel Foundation
• MCI Foundation funds education projects involving information technology
• Micron Technology
• McGregor Fund
• Merck & Co.
• Metropolitan Life (Corporate Giving Program)
• Microsoft
• Monsanto Supports science education programs, primarily for elementary and college students, programs to encourage understanding and protection of the environment, programs that benefit young people in our inner cities, and programs that improve health and wellness.
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
• MS. Foundation For Women

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• The NEC Foundation of America provides funds for assistive technology for the disabled and science and technology programs.
• New Deal Foundation New Deal Foundation provides grants of computer labs and royalty-free donations of New Deal and other software to educational, non-profit, community and religious organizations.
• Nieman Foundation The Nieman Foundation was formed to provide a mid-career fellowship program for journalists.

• One Source
• Oracle - networked computers for K-12 Education.
• Ottinger Foundation

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• David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• Pew Charitable Trusts
• PFIZER
• Presidential Libraries Research Grants
• Principal Group Foundation

• Quantum Foundation

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• Reynolds Metal
• Rotary Foundation
• Rural Datafication Project is partially funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation to bring the internet to rural and underserved communities.
• Russel Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation is dedicated "to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of improving social policies." It does this by conducting a Visiting Scholars program and by funding studies by scholars at other academic and research institutions.

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• Sabre Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization active in educational support to countries in Eastern and Central Europe and former Soviet Union. Sabre's activities include: book donation, library support; Internet-based technical assistance and training and other projects.
• Shell Oil
• Sierra Club Foundation
• Silicon Graphics
• Sloan Foundation Interests include science, technology, education and economics
• Sony
• Soros Foundation funds international projects in eastern Europe and the NIS.
• Spencer Foundation makes grants to support projects and fellowships in education.
• Sprint Foundation  provides funding in its area of operations for K-12 education and neighborhood improvement.
• State Farm Insurance  supports community projects in safety and education
• Stern Family Fund
• Sun Microsystems Foundation
• Surdna Foundation
• Sylvan Learning Systems - education funding

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• Tappi Foundation
• Texas Instruments
• Toshiba America
• Turner Foundation funds environmental projects.

• United Parcel Services
• United Technologies
• U.S.-Japan Foundation

• Wal-Mart provides funds for community involvement through a matching grant process.
• Wall Street Executive Library
• Kurt Weill Foundation For Music
• http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/
• W.E. Upjohn Institute
• Whirlpool We seek to improve the quality of life in our home communities, worldwide. We particularly like to be partners with organizations that target the social issues of lifelong learning, cultural diversity and contemporary family life.
• Whitaker Foundation
• Wray Trust

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• Xerox

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